Shardhamjaha, Śardhaṃjaha: 3 definitions

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Shardhamjaha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śardhaṃjaha can be transliterated into English as Sardhamjaha or Shardhamjaha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śardhaṃjaha (शर्धंजह).—i. e. śardha + m-jaha (the latter is a mutilation of jahat, the ptcple. pres. of ), m. Any leguminous pulse (causing flatulence), as beans.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śardhaṃjaha (शर्धंजह):—[=śardha-ṃ-jaha] [from śardha] mfn. (jaha [from] √3. ) causing flatulence, [Pāṇini 3-2, 28], [vArttika] 1, [Patañjali]

2) [=śardha-ṃjaha] [from śardhaṃ-jaha > śardha] m. beans or any leguminous grain, pulse, [Horace H. Wilson]

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Shardhamjaha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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